Address Job summary Responsible for managing a caseload and dealing with a wide range of health needs in a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for all registered and temporary patients. Job responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any or all of the items in the following list. Duties may be varied from time to time under the direction of the Partners and Practice Manager dependent on current and evolving Practice workload and staffing levels. Clinical Responsibilities: In accordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will be available to undertake a variety of duties including: - Surgery consultations Home visits Telephone consultations and queries Deal with queries, paperwork and correspondence in a timely fashion Respond to medical problems presented by temporary residents as required Make professional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whether self-referred or referred from other health care workers within the organisation Assess the health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness In consultation with patients and in line with current Practice disease management protocols, develop care plans Assist in the establishment of appropriate systems to manage common chronic medical conditions Complete clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for the delivery of the service Provide counselling and health education Refer patients for further opinions and interventions Keep clear and contemporaneous consultation records Compile and issue computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoiding hand-written prescriptions wherever possible) Prescribe in accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate Participate in mentoring and training for FY2 doctors and registrars Process paperwork for Doctors who are on days off In general the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal duties and responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.
Maintaining, monitoring and updating computer database and management of medical records and practice audits Ensure that practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately with information relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy and for practice recording requirements under QoF and Enhanced Services. Appropriate use of read codes. Participate in the collection and collation of statistics towards the preparation of practice reports, performance monitoring and audits Participate in the auditing of practice activity Practice Organisation Process and action incoming patient and hospital correspondence Attend in-house meetings, significant event audit meetings and others as deemed necessary Ensure that the practice complaints system is adhered to at all times Awareness and compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g. data protection, confidentiality and health and safety Maintain current CPR, anaphylaxis certification and other mandatory training Administration To have a thorough knowledge of all practice procedures.
To have a thorough knowledge of the computer system. To work in accordance of written protocols. Confidentiality: In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers.
They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data Health & Safety: The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice health & safety policy, the practice health & safety manual, and the practice infection control policy and published procedures. This will include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role Undertaking periodic infection control training Reporting potential risks identified Equality and diversity: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Personal/professional development: The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work Participating in external appraisal and revalidation E-learning for Health mandatory and statutory training First Practice Management covering Policies and Procedures Quality: The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources Communication: The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Contribution to the implementation of services: The post-holder will: Apply practice policies, standards and guidance Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work Participate in audit where appropriate Other This job description may change in the light of developments within the role and/or within the Practice, national policies or personnel factors and will then be subject to amendments in consultation with the post holder
